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I grew up in team sports. I think I understand the psyche of America. I think when children sign up to play, it's got to be team.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Don't worry about what people say.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don't think it's so much about becoming a tennis player. It's about becoming a person.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.
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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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I like entrepreneurial people I like people who take risks.
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Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain...and yet the US of A still hasn't had a women president. It's just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don't relax and enjoy it.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
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